New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CORONERS ACT 1980 - SECT 5

5 Appointment of coroners

(1) The Governor may by instrument in writing on the recommendation of the Minister appoint fit and proper persons to be coroners.

(2) Any such instrument may provide that the person thereby appointed shall be a coroner:

(a) at such place as may be specified in the instrument, or

(b) in and for this State.

(3) A person holding office as coroner is taken to hold the office on either a full-time or part-time basis, according to whether the person holds the office of Magistrate on a full-time or part-time basis under the Local Courts Act 1982 .

(4) The Governor may, for any cause which to the Governor seems sufficient, remove any coroner from office.